UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS

1 UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS E0414 BMX 1 PART 6 BMX version on TABLE OF CONTENTS Page chapter I GENERAL rules 1 Categories and participation 2 2 Calendar 4 3 Technical Delegate 5 4 Competition 5 5 Competition field 10 6 Competition facilities 12 7 Competition officials 13 8 Clothing and safety equipment 16 9 Bicycle 18 10 International permanent race number system 20 11 Seeding 21 12 Penalties and Protests 22 Section 1: Infringements 22 Section 2: Penalties 24 Section 3: Protests 25 chapter II INTERNATIONAL EVENTS 26 chapter III BMX SUPERCROSS WORLD CUP EVENTS 28 chapter IV UCI WORLD BMX CHALLENGE EVENTS 31 chapter V OLYMPIC GAMES 33 chapter VI UCI RANKING 35 chapter VII UCI BMX TRACK CERTIFICATE 37 ANNEX 1 - SCHEDULE OF RACES SEEDING AND TRANFER SYSTEM 39 ANNEX 2 - STARTING POSITIONS 61 ANNEX 3 - UCI RANDOM START GATE TIMING CADANCE 62 ANNEX 4 - UCI BMX RANKING POINTS 64 ANNEX 5 - UCI TRACK REGULATIONS TABLE 66 UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS E0414 BMX 2 PART 6 BMX I chapter GENERAL rules 1 Categories and participation Age of Participants For participation in events on the international calendar, riders categories are determined by the age of those competing as defined by the difference between the year of the event and the year of birth of the rider.

2 A rider must be at least 5 years of age to compete in a UCI sanctioned BMX event. The minimum age of 5 refers to the real calendar age on the day of race commencement. (text modified on ). Categories BMX events can be distinguished in three competing levels, the Championship level, comprising elite and junior categories, the Challenge level and the Masters level. The single categories are laid down in article , and (text modified on ; ). Categories Championship level The competition categories recognized by the UCI in the two specialties are as follows: STANDARD 20 Inch BICYCLES BMX race: Men Elite; aged 19 and over; Women Elite; aged 19 and over; Men Juniors; aged 17 Women Juniors; aged 17 BMX time trial: Men Elite; aged 19 and over; Women Elite; aged 19 and over; Men Juniors; aged 17 Women Juniors; aged 17 (total: 8 categories). (text modified on ; ) Categories Challenge level The competition categories recognized by the UCI are as follows: a.

3 STANDARD 20 inch BICYCLES: Boys - 5 and 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16; (11 categories). Girls - 5-7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16; (10 categories). UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS E0414 BMX 3 Men - 17-24; 25-29; 30 and over; (3 categories). Women 17 and Over. (1 category). b. CRUISERS 24 inch BICYCLES: Boys / Men 12 and under, 13 and 14, 15 and 16, 17-24, 25-29, 30 - 34, 35 - 39, 40 - 44, 45 and over; (9 categories). Girls / Women 16 and under, 17-29, 30 and over (3 categories). (TOTAL: 37 categories) (text modified on ). Categories Masters level Men: 30 and over (1 category). 20 inch only. Masters are also authorized to compete as Challenge Cruisers 24 inch. (text modified on ; ). A rider aged 17 years or over may choose to compete at either Championship, Challenge or Masters (only if aged 30 and over) level at the beginning of the season namely in the appropriate age and gender group.

4 A rider cannot ride in both Championship and Challenge levels during the same season. The rider s licence must indicate the category of the rider. Furthermore, a rider who scored one UCI point, cannot enter the Masters or Challenge levels. (text modified on ; ; ; ) From 2013 on, the calendar season starts on January 1 and ends on December 31. bis (article introduced on ; text modified on ). Combination rules Five riders shall constitute a category. If less than five riders register for a category, they will be combined with an older category. However, cruiser categories with a maximum age of more than 34 shall be combined with the next younger category. In the case that any under-subscribed category cannot be combined according to these rules , this category shall not be run. If the adequate numbers of five riders are registered and confirmed during the riders confirmation, the category will be run even if less riders show up at the start.

5 If five or more riders register for a category and are confirmed during the riders confirmation the category will not be combined in those cases where injury or illness prevents the requisite number from actually engaging in competition. Championships classes or challenge classes can be combined during UCI registered races on the following basis: The organiser announces in the technical guide and in their communication towards National Federations and riders the combination of classes. UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS E0414 BMX 4 The results are split in two separate classes based on the results summary. Riders get the ranking points that correspond with the place in the separate results. The riders are awarded the prize money that correspond with the place in the separate results Example class 1 event combination women elite and women junior Result of the race Category of rider UCI ranking Points Women Juniors UCI ranking Points Women Elite 1 Women juniors 30 (1st place WJ) 2 Women Elite 50 (1st place WE) 3 Women juniors 20 (2nd place WJ) 4 Women Elite 45 (2nd place WJ) Except as provided by the combination rules , no rider is permitted to compete outside of his age or gender group during UCI registered races.

6 (text modified on ; ; ). 2 Calendar Race classes and date protection International BMX events are registered on the international calendar in accordance with the following classification: Olympic Games (OG) World championships (CM) No other international BMX event may be organized on the same dates as the world championships. No continental championships or C1 event may be organized on the weekend prior to the world championships. BMX supercross world cup (CDM) No other international BMX event may be organized on the same dates as the BMX supercross world cup. Continental championships (CC) No other C1 or CN on the same continent during the continental championships date may be organized. International competition class 1 (C1) . During C1, no CN events may be organised on the same date as the C1 event on the same continent. National championships (CN) National BMX championships must be run on the first weekend (article modified on ; ; ) Every entity organising a BMX event shall conduct the event in strict accordance with the UCI constitution and its REGULATIONS .

7 All events registered on the UCI BMX Calendar must respect the UCI financial obligations (in particular calendar fee, prize money) approved by the UCI management committee and published on the UCI website. A detailed technical guide must be presented to UCI during the calendar registration process. (article modified on ) Inclusion of an international BMX event on the UCI calendar ensures that no national federation may conduct or permit to be conducted under its sanction national UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS E0414 BMX 5 championships or international BMX event in accordance with the rules set forth in article 3 Technical Delegate The Technical Delegate shall: 1 Supervise the preparations and the technical aspects of the events, without prejudice to the responsibility of the organiser. 2 Be the liaison between the UCI headquarters and the UCI 3 Make an advance inspection of the site, meet with the organisers and immediately make a site inspection report to the UCI and provide a copy of this report to the organiser.

8 4 Oversee and follow up with the organiser in the lead up to the event to ensure the recommendations from the site inspection report have been implemented as appropriate. 5 Be on site prior to the first official training session and carry out an inspection of the venue and track in conjunction with the president of the commissaires panel and the organiser. The final determination for the track and any changes are the responsibility of the technical delegate. In cases where a technical delegate does not have to be appointed under article , this task falls to the president of the commissaires panel; 6 Make a general event report to the UCI; this report may be copied to the organiser. 7 Make a confidential report on the work of the commissaires panel. 8 Coordinate the team/rider meetings. (text modified on ; ). The technical delegate shall be designated by UCI. For Olympic Games, world championships and supercross world cup events, the technical delegate is appointed by the UCI.

9 (text modified on ). 4 Competition Riders registered to compete in an event will be classified according to their age, gender, bicycle style and competition level. Two specialties are recognized: BMX race and BMX time trial. Two styles of bicycles are recognized in BMX race : standard 20 inch and cruiser 24 inch, as described in article BMX time trial can only be ridden on a standard 20 inch bike. (text modified on ) A BMX race is composed of 3 phases, the motos, the qualifiers (1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 finals depending on the number of participants) and the final. The motos are subdivided in 3 rounds, at the end of which the riders with the best overall result shall transfer to the qualifiers. The qualifiers are the elimination phase of the race. It is subdivided in several stages, which are distinguished from each other by their degree of removal from the final (1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 finals depending on the number of participants).

10 The last phase is the final. If less than 9 riders constitute a category, there will be a three moto system where the UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS E0414 BMX 6 aggregate score at the end of the three motos determines the final result. At the end of the BMX race competition, a final classification is made that defines the final results and that is used to attribute UCI ranking points and prize money. Final classification (results summary) of the competition is determined by: 1 The phase reached (Final, 1/2 final, 1/4 final, 1/8 final, 1/16 final, 1/32 final, motos) 2 The rank from this phase 3 The total points from this phase 4 The time in the last run, in case of ties the time from the previous run is considered. When the tie cannot be broken by time, the riders will share the same rank. In case of a combination of classes, this results summary will be used to split the results of two classes and make a separate result per category. A BMX time trial event is composed of 2 phases, the time trial qualification and the time trial super finals.